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p. 56, par 1
 aunt
the sister of your father or mother or the wife of your uncle
p. 56, par 2
 wondered
to think

recommendation
to tell someone to do something

country
away from the city

rest
relax and sleep

cure
fix

whether
if
p. 56, par 3
 introduction
to say your name and who you are

quite
really
p. 56, par 4
 wondered
to think

whether
if
p. 56, par 5
 niece
a daughter of your brother or sister
p. 57, par 1
 hardly
not a lot
p. 57, par 3
 self-assured
feeling good about yourself
p. 57, par 4
 admitted
to say
p. 57, par 5
 tragedy
a sad event
p.57, par 6
 tragedies
sad events

restful
relaxing
p. 57, par 7
 wide
open all the way

French window
a window that is used as a door

lawn
grass
p. 57, par 9
 hunting
to kill animals

drowned
to die under the water

suddenly
really fast

warning
something that tells you danger is near

recovered
found
p. 58, par 1
 softened
to sound nice

evening
early part of night
p. 58, par 2
 annoy
bother

creepy
strange or scary
p. 58, par 3
 shudder
to shake from being scared
p. 58, par 4
 relief
to feel better

apologizing
to say sorry
p. 58, par 5
 amusing
causing laughter or enjoyment
p. 58, par 8
 muddy
wet dirt

poor
to feel bad for

carpet
soft floor
p. 58, par 9
 purely
really

horrible
bad

change the subject
talk about something else

hostess
a woman who has guests in her house

partially
part way

certainly
for sure

tragic
sad

anniversary
a date that is remembered each year
p. 59, par 1
 complete
total or all

avoid
stay away from

announced
to say
p. 59, par 2
 yawn
open your mouth to show you are tired

brightened up
to get happy
p. 59, par 3
 muddy
wet dirt
p. 59, par 4
 shivered
to shake from being scared

sympathetic
to feel sorry for

swung
swing (past tense) to move
p. 60, par 1
 figures
shapes that look like people
p. 60, par 2
 noiselessly
without making noise

hoarse
voice sounds rough
p. 60, par 3
 bicyclist
a person riding a bike

bushes
big plants that are smaller than trees
p. 60, par 4
 fairly
somewhat, but not very
p. 60, par 5
 unusual
strange

illness
being sick

arrived
got here

ghost
the soul of a dead person
p. 61, par 1
 spaniel
type of dog

terrified
really scared

pack
group of dogs

chased
ran after

grave
hole in the ground for a dead body

frightened
scared
p. 61, par 2
 wild tales
crazy stories

short notice
little to no time to plan

specialty
something she's good at